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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2014 Mar;46(3 0 1):S42–S51. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.10.035

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and workplace characteristics among participants of the Be Well Work Well Study (N=1572)

n (%) Mean (S.D.)
Adequate physical activity 825 (54.3)
BMI
 Normal (< 25 kg/m2) 698 (49.2)
 Overweight (25 to <30 kg/m2) 418 (29.4)
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) 304 (21.4)
Age (years)
 21–34 513 (32.6)
 35–44 367 (23.3)
 45–54 436 (27.7)
 ≥55 256 (16.3)
Presence of Sleep Deficiency 963 (63.4)
Job Characteristics:
Occupation
 Staff nurse 1103 (70.5)
 Patient care associate 127 (8.1)
 Other occupation 335 (21.4)
Shift
 Regular days 469 (29.9)
 Regular evenings 158 (10.1)
 Other shifts 939 (60.0)
Hours worked per week
 Part time (<34) 535 (34.2)
 Full time (35–44) 961 (61.4)
 Overtime (>44) 70 (4.5)
Tenure with Current Employer (years)
 < 5 555 (35.3)
 5–9 407 (25.9)
 ≥10 610 (38.8)
Psychological demands 35.9 (5.17)
Decision latitude 71.7 (9.67)
Workplace Characteristics:
Harassment at Work 913 (58.1)
Job flexibility 6.1 (2.82)
Supervisor support 10.6 (2.98)
Co-worker Support 8.0 (1.49)
People-oriented culture 3.6 (0.75)
Understaffing 9.1 (2.81)
Ergonomic practices 3.1 (0.83)
Positive safety practices 3.7 (0.66)
Sociodemographics:
Female gender 1369 (90.5)
Race/ethnicity
 White 1185 (79.1)
 Hispanic 65 (4.3)
 Black 159 (10.6)
 Mixed race/other 89 (5.9)
Education
 Grade 12/GED or Less 78 (5.2)
 1–3 years of College or Technical School 360 (23.9)
 4-year college degree (graduate) 803 (53.4)
 Any graduate school 264 (17.5)